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16673

ZIP 16673 is Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, mostly in Blair County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Blair +1 more
Metro area
Altoona, PA
Population
5,204
Coordinates
40.3052, -78.3890
☼ Live from 16673 — Roaring Spring, PA

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Where 16673 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16673
  • 🔢 Type 16673 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16673 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16672 (Riddlesburg, PA, 11 mi away) and 16674 (Robertsdale, PA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16673 becomes 37661, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13667, 13676, 16367, 16637, 17366, 36617, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76631 in Bynum, TX, 1,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,066 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16673 and you would come out at 40.31°S, 101.61°E — 981 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 34.4 square miles of land, 16673 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,204This ZIP5,204
Households2,107This ZIP2,107
Housing units2,316This ZIP2,316
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,464This ZIP$70,464Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$159,500This ZIP$159,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density151.3 / sq miThis ZIP151.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees2,057This ZIP2,057
Annual payroll$96,719,000This ZIP$96,719,000
Tax returns filed2,600This ZIP2,600
Total adjusted gross income$161,742,000This ZIP$161,742,000

Land area

Land area34.38 sq miThis ZIP34.38 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 16673 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blair County 62.2%
Bedford County 37.8%

Other place names in 16673

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ZIP codes near 16673

ZIPCityDistance
16631 Curryville, PA 3.2 mi
16682 Sproul, PA 4.2 mi
16662 Martinsburg, PA 4.9 mi
16637 East Freedom, PA 5.0 mi
16665 Newry, PA 6.3 mi
16670 Queen, PA 7.0 mi
16625 Claysburg, PA 7.0 mi
16695 Woodbury, PA 7.5 mi
16655 Imler, PA 8.0 mi
16635 Duncansville, PA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16673?

16673 is in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, part of the Altoona, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3052, -78.3890.

What county is 16673 in?

16673 spans 2 counties: Blair County and Bedford County. Most of it falls in Blair County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 16673?

Roaring Spring uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16673 in?

16673 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16673?

About 5,204 people live in ZIP code 16673, in 2,107 households, at 151.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 16673?

$70,464 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16673?

The closest are 16631 (3.2 mi), 16682 (4.2 mi), 16662 (4.9 mi), 16637 (5 mi) and 16665 (6.3 mi).

Is 16673 a PO Box ZIP code?

16673 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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